Posted on by Belladonna

More Than A Ride Home

The other day I took a poll about Friendship!

Thank you all for taking the time to complete it.

Before you skip down to the results, I want to tell you what prompted me to administer the poll.

A couple of months ago, I let a friendship go because it brought me down. I would listen to her vent, and I didn’t mind because I cared about her. But when it came to me. My words went in one ear and out the other. I let it go for years because we had history, but I finally drew the line because I expressed a painful situation that I was going through. And when the point of discussion resurfaced, she acted shocked about what I was going through.

I told her we talked about this, and she said, “I don’t remember.”

Well, then I don’t remember why we are friends.

That pissed me off! But I let it go. Well, not entirely. I partially buried it.

After my surgery, I didn’t receive a call of concern, not a flower, not anything! And my house was flooded with gifts and love from the few people that knew about my surgery. At this point, I knew what I meant to her, and it wasn’t the same as what she meant to me.

After a couple of months of us not communicating, I began to take a closer look at our friendship, and I discovered I was her ride home—from work, someone to pass the time.

I’m better than, and I deserve to be treated better than that. I would rather have one close friend than to have several that are not real.

Letting that friend go gave me the strength that I needed to no longer give up my time listening, comforting the very same person that can’t remember about me speaking of a significant surgery that I was scared to death to undergo.

DON’T WASTE your time giving your attention to someone that views you as a ride home.

It’s easy for me to meet people because I love to talk and engage, but I choose to keep (excluding my kids, of course) 5 people close to me.

You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!

~Belladonna~

21 Replies to “More Than A Ride Home”

  4. I must admit, I’m not altogether at remembering birthdays, besides the ones that are immediatr, but i always try anf make up for it in some way or another.

    The 3-5 seems to resonate and good middle road.
    Fascinating results, amazing that the majority find it hard to make friends.

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    1. I’m horrible at birthdays!!! That’s the only good thing about FB.

      I wonder if it’s because we are older and don’t want to bother with the “get to know each other phase”

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      1. In my family there are endearing memory boxes who can remember every detail of every date to celebrate. So I rely on them and they back me up without fail.
        Age and maybe the quiet intimacy of clinching glasses.
        Age time and space maybe for the getting to know phase. I can’t put my finger on it But if you tickle my fancy I’m going to linger, participate in what grows. Feel the joy in the company.

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  5. Excellent post, as always, Belladonna. This here, “It’s easy for me to meet people because I love to talk and engage, but I choose to keep (excluding my kids, of course) 5 people close to me.” That is powerful, and so true. I am the same, easy to meet people, always has been, yet also only keep a minimal amount of people close to me. Have a lovely rest of your week! ❤️

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  6. Your struggle with this ex-friend strongly resonated with me Belladonna. I’ve been there and made a similar decision, it was painful and necessary! Good for you, you deserved so much more! Great post, warmly, C

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